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SWEAT BAND PROTECTOR. APPLICATION mm mm: 1. ma.

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Application filed June. 1, 1918. Serial No. 237,757.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it knownthat I, OHARLLER. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweat-Band- Protectors,of which the following is a specification.

The sweatbands of hats being made of relatively soft porous leatherabsorb the moisture from the head of the wearer which passes thence tothe body of the hat and the outer band and frequently stains anddisfigures the same. The primary object of the present invention is toprovide a simply constructed non-porous device which may be readilyattached to the inner face of the ordinary sweat band without change inthe structure of the sweat band or other portionsof the hat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be transferred from one hat to another, and the life of theattachment thereby extended.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims; and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention- Figure 1 is atransverse sectional view of a hat with the improvement applied,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail,

Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of the attachment with theterminals separated,

Fig. 4 is a view of the attachment on a reduced scale before beingdisposed in position for application to the hat.

The improved device comprises a strip of non-porous material representedas a whole at 10, and preferably curved laterally at one edge as shownat 11. The member 10 is preferably curved longitudinally as shown inFig. 4 and designed to be bent into elliptical form to correspond to andbear against the inner face of the sweat band, the latter beingrepresented as a whole at 12. The member 10 is formed of suitablenon-porous material such as celluloid or the like which will resist thepassage of moisture and elfectually protect the hat. The member 10 is ofsuflicient width to completely cover the Specification of LettersPatent;

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inner face of the sweat band 12 and depends at its lower edge ashortdistance below ithe lower line of the same as shown in Figs.- 1 and 2. v

Thelower depending edge of the member 10'is curved outwardly,so that itpresents nosharp edges to the head of the wearer, and likewise preventsany of the moisture from passing beneath the attachment an against thesweat band.

By this means the sweat band is eflectually protected from perspirationwhile at the same time the presence of the attachment does not causediscomfort or annoyance to the wearer.

The member 10 is preferably detachably secured to the sweat band nearits upper edge by suitable fastening devices, such as eyelets or McGillpaper fasteners represented at 13, which fasteners pass through openings13 from the upper edge of the member 10 and engage the sweat band 12, asshown. Any required number of the fastening devices may be employed andspaced at suitable distances. The terminals of the member 10 overlap andthe overlapped portions are provided with simply constructed coupling oruniting means. For the purpose of illustration one terminal of themember 10 is provided with a plurality of slots 14 in spaced relationand the other terminal provided with a plurality of tongues 15 likewisein spaced relation, and preferably formed by curved clefts as shown. Oneor more of the tongues15 are designed to be passed through acorresponding number of the slots 14: to prevent the collapse of themember 10, when disposed within the hat, and by providing a plurality ofthe slots and tongues, the member 10 may be adjusted to fit differentsizes of hats. By longitudinally curving the member 10 the latter willconform to the curvature of the sweat band so that its lower curved edgewill follow the lines of the sweat band, and by extending aslightid'istance below the lower line of the sweat band will effectuallyprevent any of the perspiration from coming in contact with the sweatband. The attachment completely isolates the sweat band from the head,so that the perspiration will not come in contact with the porousmaterial of the sweat band and be carried thence to the body of the hatand its binding ribbon.

Having thus described the invention,

what isclaimed as new is: I

1. An attachment for a hat comprising a band of non-porous material, andmeans for adjustably coupling the ends of the band, whereby the same isadapted to be disposed within the sweat band of the hat.

2. An attachment for a hat comprising a circumferentially adjustableband of 'nonporous material adapted to be disposed within the sweat bandthereof with its lower edge curved outwardly to conform substantially tothe contour of the sweat band and depending below the line of the samemeans adapted to attach the non-porous band at its upper edge to thesweat band and means for adjustably coupling the terminals 6f the band.

3. An attachment for a hat comprising a band of non-porous materialadapted to be 20 In testimony whereof I a'fliix niy signature.

CHARLIE R. SNYDER. 1; s]

Copies of this-patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents;

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